In the 1970s and 1980s, he used it to gain entry to Iceland, French Polynesia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru, and other countries.

Today it’s a different story. The war on terror hysteria has infected the world like a mass psychosis. Civil liberties, privacy, and freedom from government intrusion are all long gone.

There isn’t anything that wouldn’t be sacrificed in the mistaken belief it will bring security. That’s why using a WSA passport today is almost a sure ticket to jail.

I believe there is still some value in getting a WSA passport, though. It could be used in an emergency scenario in which you don’t have any other alternatives.

Consider the case of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The US government canceled Snowden’s US passport. This left him without any travel documents and trapped in Russia.

Snowden has sought asylum in Ecuador. Ecuador is one of the few countries that recognize a WSA passport. That could be his ticket in, assuming he could find a way there.

A WSA passport can be useful in other ways—such as when a nongovernmental party requests ID. For example, if you check into a hotel and don’t want to leave your US passport, you can try to leave your WSA passport.

If you buy a SIM card for your cellphone, the clerk might request a passport. You could try to use your WSA one.

So a WSA passport does have some value. I spent $100 for one. This is my third passport, after my US and European ones.

A WSA passport on its own is not sufficient. You want to really dilute the control your government wields over you. The only way to do that is to get a quality second passport—one issued by a desirable country. This is not a fast or easy process. But it’s essential that you take this step… and do it soon.

Governments around the world are sinking further into bankruptcy. They’re sure to plunder more wealth and freedoms, just as they have always done throughout history.

A second passport is a guarantee of international mobility. And whenever you want, it will allow you to live and work in the country where you’ve acquired your second passport, without restrictions of any kind.

There are many routes to acquiring a second passport. Our Going Global publication explains them all and shows you which countries are the best candidates, based on your circumstances and goals.

Whether it’s obtaining citizenship by ancestry, through economic citizenship programs, special circumstances, or naturalization, Going Global covers in detail all the routes to the coveted second passport.

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